www.recalls.gov
A "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls. Has recall information on cars,
boats, medicine, consumer products, food, cosmetics and environmental products.
Just follow the tabs to obtain the latest recall information, to report a
dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips.

Food Recalls
(National)
Report an unsafe food product to be recalled or find out what already has been
recalled.

For
Complaints Against Food Preparers, Grocery Stores, and companies that sell unsafe or
misleading products.

Thomas'
Food Industry Register
can tell you a company's name, address and phone number, the products it produces
and the government agencies that regulate both the products and the company
itself.

Federal Agencies
Below are the
links and phone numbers for each federal agency.Local branches can be found in your phone book under U.S.
Government.

Call For Action
Volunteers aligned with the media are trained to assist consumers through mediation and education in order to resolve problems with businesses, government agencies
and other organizations. Services are free, confidential and available to individuals and
small businesses.

Find The Company Behind
The Product (Ad Redbook Homepage)
At the mid-top of the page click on brand name for the company's name,
address and telephone number. If the firm doesn't list a toll free number,
you may be able to find one for free by calling The
Toll Free Directory (1800-555-1212).

Thomas'
Food Industry Register
can tell a company's name, address and phone number, the products it produces
and the government agencies that regulate both the products and the company
itself.

Information
On US & International CompaniesFind the company behind the brand name, where they're located, their
financial info, their officers, subsidiaries, who they advertise with, what
media they use, and more. Refers you to a library-May have to buy or reserve the
book.

Perhaps you have been harmed by
a false or misleading advertisement and want such removed from the public eye.
But before you can do anything about it, you must first find out who is
responsible. And even when you know who to talk to, it's another matter
entirely getting anyone to listen.

StrategyUsing The Advertising Redbooks,
find out where the company advertises. Then in separate letters to
both the company and their advertisers, tell them what will happen if they don't
pull their misleading advertisement.

First: Use their brand name lookup if you need the company that
makes the product.

Then get a password and Id so you can log on to the red book site. This site has a free 7 day trial membership to find information such
as the advertising agencies employed by the company, a breakdown of the products handled by each agency, and e-mail addresses for key
company and ad agency personnel. (Note: Once you sign up, it may take a day
before you can log on).

As soon as you have access, do a subscriber search using the company name.
When you score a hit, click on the company name. From there you'll see
several options at the bottom, including "Key Personnel" "Advertising Agencies" and "Brands".

Click on "Advertising Agencies" so you can find the
company which does all or most of their advertising. Then write down key names,
numbers and email addresses.

Write a letter to the both the company and their advertising agency
telling them their ads are false and must be pulled.

Your letter should warn them "You are hereby given written notice that at
least one of your ads is false and/ or misleading. (Make sure you are very clear
about which ad is the misleading one. If possible, enclose the brochure or
newspaper clipping that includes the ad. Then explain in one or two sentences
why the ad is misleading).

Next, insert the following:

"On (fill in the
date) I saw your
ad in (name the newspaper, magazine or TV station/radio station) and relied on
it to my detriment.

As you know, false advertising is a violation of federal law. If you continue to display these ads,
your company may be subject to the severe fines and penalties imposed by the
Federal Trade Commission.

Please be advised that you and your ad agency share equal responsibility for any
advertisement that is false or misleading. Under federal law, it matters
not whether you designed the ad or merely displayed it. Both of you have
received notice of the defect and both of you will held liable if nothing is
done about it.

Please respond within 10 days. Otherwise this letter and samples of your ad
(send them newspaper clippings, audio tape recordings, video clips, etc) will be
forwarded to the Federal Trade Commission for investigation.

You can reach me at (write in your Name Address and tel #/ and or email)."

(sign your name).

At the bottom of the last pageput "cc" and the name of the other firm you're sending the
letter to. This tells them that the other firm is also getting a copy of your
letter. So if you're writing to the product seller, "cc" the
advertising company. And when you write to the advertising company,
"cc" the product seller.

OneHarvest (Serves AL, FL, GA, NC, SC,
TN, TX, VA)
Feed a family of 4 for as little as $35 a week on quality food. Check out
this month's menu and
then order. You can buy more than
one box at a time and there's no income requirement. Food has to be ordered by a
certain date and it must be picked up at a
select location
on a later date. This could be useful to money tight families in your
neighborhood or church.

Low Cost Food Ministries (For best results, add either your city, your
county or your state)
Feed your family with low cost quality food not from a soup kitchen.
Search for programs like the now defunct Angel Food Ministries.